Gage for type-galleys.



A-. S. FERGUSON & G. W. ROBERTSON.

GAGE FOR TYPE GALLEYS,

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1911.

Patented July 16, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH $0.,WASHINCI1ON. D.C.

UNITED STATES PlgrENr OFFICE.

ALFRED S. FERGUSON AND GEORGE W. ROBERTSON, OF JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI.

GAGE FOR TYPE-GALLEYS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 7, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALFRED S. FERGUSON and GEORGE W. ROBERTSON,citizens of the United States, residing at Jefferson City, in the countyof Cole and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gages for Type-Galleys; and we do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to improvements in gages for type galleys.

The object of the invention is to provide a gage of this characteradapted to be inserted in any ordinary form of type galley,

whereby the length and breadth of the type set will be indicated and maybe ascertained at a glance.

With this object in View, the invention consists of certain novelfeatures of con struction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a typegalley showing my improved gage in position thereon; Fig. 2 is avertical cross section thereof; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the gageremoved from the galley; Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form ofgage.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 denotes a type galleywhich may be of the usual or any desired construction and 2 and 20denote the side flanges thereof. Applied to the galley is ourimprovedgage 3 comprising right angularly disposed members 4 and 40preferably of L-shape in cross section and adapted to fit upon andwithin the side flanges of the galley as shown. The gage is usuallyapplied to the lower left hand corner of the galley.

On the horizontal members 41 and 43 are graduated scales of a characterto indicate the amount of type set, the scale on 41 indicating the widthof lines and that on 43 the depth, or height of columns. The scale on 41begins at a point in line with the inside of the vertical member 44while that on 43 begins at a point in line with the inside of thevertical member 42.

lVhen the gage is in position in the galley as shown in Fig. 1, thehorizontal members 41 and 43 rest respectively on the outer upper edgesof the flanges 20 and 21, respectively of the galley, while the verticalmembers 42 and 44 rest against the inner sides of the flanges 20 and 21respectively, said vertical members reaching to the bottom of the galleyand the member 44 being of a length to reach from the flange 20 to theflange 2.

By constructing and arranging our improved gage as herein shown anddescribed, it will be seen that as the type are placed in the galley,the length and breadth of the same will be indicated by the scales onthe members and the quantity of type set up may be thus ascertained at aglance. The members of the gage may be provided with graduated scales ofmeasurements suited to the style of type to be measured thereby. Byproviding for the detachable insertion and removal of the gage it may bereadily removed and inserted in another galley when desired.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings is shown a slightly modified form of gage, thesame bemg shown in this instance as a straight metal bar 5 L-shaped incross section having a stop 6 which may be formed by bending thevertical member 50 inwardly at one end. The upper face of the horizontalmember 51 of the bar 5 is provided with a graduated scale of typemeasurement-s similar to the scale shown in the first form of theinvention. This form of the invention is particularly adapted for use inthe galleys of monotype casting machines for the purpose of measuring orindicating the length of the type cast thereby.

Our improved gage may be advantageously employed in galleys for job andbook printing of any kind for measuring the type set up in the galley.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of the invention will bereadily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to within the scope and without departingfrom or exceeding the spirit of the claimed invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is: Y

A gage for measuring type in a galley comprising a right angular bar ofL-shape member to rest inside the galley against a upper faces withgraduated scales for. indiside Wall thereof, a vertical end membereating the quantity of type set in the galley. rigid with the sidemember to rest inside the In testimony whereof we have hereunto galleyagainst the end' Wall thereof, a horiset our hands in presence of twosubscribing 5 zontal side member rigid With the Vertical Witnesses.

side member to rest upon the top edge of ALFRED S. FERGUSON. the sideWall and an end horizontal member GEORGE W. ROBERTSON. rigid With theend vertical member to rest WVitnesses: upon the top edge of the endWall the hori- L. M. WADE,

10 zontal members being provided on their JNo. E. GANNAN.

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